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Berta i thank you and chuck for your response. I can't scan but i will give you verbatim info from the decision. the ekg's do have reference to past anterior infarction. the medications i use include nitroglycerin, amlodiapine, gimfibrosil, simvanstatin, propranol, wellbutrin, trazodine . one of the ekg's was done in 05 by a civilian dr. the other by the va in 09. the reason for denial states " the evidence does not show a current diagnosed disability ". "Your condition is not one of the chronic diseases that va presumes related to your military service". summary of evidence 7005 ischemic heart disease {Agent Orange - Vietnam/Ischemic Heart Disease} Not service connected, no diagnosis. In a box below that it states, " Service connection for ischemic heart disease is denied - No Dx, presumptive - no dx. Please note the veteran has verified in-country Vietnam service. However, there is no evidence of record establishing the veteran has heart disease. There were references to the veteran having chest pains. However, there was no diagnosis of heart disease of record. In the veteran's most recent treatment reports from the VA Medical Center, he denied having heart disease."

I have recieved a denial of ihd claim because they determined i have not been "officially diagnosed". They did acknowledge i have a history of chest pain. In my medical history there is a diagnosis of atherosclerosis, 2 ekg's showing past heart attack, high blood pressure, angina upon exertion. stress test revealed center chest pain. plus high colesterol. I was given nitro on my first visit to the va. I guess i made a rookie mistake by thinking they would dig and find this information in my medical history. also i had mentioned at one time i didn't think i had a heart problem. They took that as bible, and pointed it out in the denial letter. Question is how should i proceed.

i can only tell you what has worked for me. cut out the booze . it puts you to sleep but don't allow you good sleep . i drank every night for 25 years . when i got on some mild drugs wellbutrin, propranol, prazosin, trazodone, buspirone, etc. i was able to quit drinking completely. i,m now sleeping better than i have in 40 years. remember how good we have it . 41 years ago today i was on my way to vietnam. our sister flight crashed in alaska the the next day. thinking of them and their familes.

This old slogan I first saw in vietnam comes to mind. We, the unwilling , led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful, we have done so much with so little for so long we can now do almost anything with nothing.

Has anyone ever heard of sc ptsd veteran being turned down on firearms purchase due entirely to their symptoms.

So far no luck in finding a dr. to give an imo.

Gulfvet45 thankyou, good point. Having read more posts on the tdiu claim something else came to my attention. the va report said my gaf is 40 .

Thanks john Let me give some va stated reasons for their decision .(difficulty adapting to work) ,(difficulty understanding complex commands) (major impairment in several areas such as work,jugement,thinking,mood. (unprovoked irratability.)

Thanks john999, everyones advice is appreciated. maybe someone will know about disclosure of disabilities to potential employers.

Thank you, good advice. I was wondering if a imo would be okay. based on the reason for their decision i would not hire me. Do veterans have to disclose their disabilities to an employer.

just been rated 70% ptsd . my vso said we should file for tdiu. in order to get it right the first time is there anything i should do before submitting the claim.

Thanks chuck75 good input. this is strange . i was stationed on a floating pbr base. it is not on the ao ships list. please google yrbm 21 and tell me i'm not crazy.

Thanks computer tech. Let me begin by saying I was in the u.s.navy for 4 years active. I have never been on a navy ship at sea. I left engineman school went to coronado for sere school assault boat school then flew to vietnam via mac.I was stationed 100 miles deep in vietnam I mean in sight of cambodia. how they could miss my vietnam service is beyond me.

I called my vso today to find out about my ihd claim. Even though i have not been notified he looked it up and said they turned it down because it was not service related. what does that mean? i don't have a disability or they think i was not in vietnam.

Thanks halo2 I do have a vso . All claims were submitted at the same time. The rating of 70% is from two of those claims. Two others were denied. The IHD claim was not declined or even mentioned. Is it possible they separated it from the other claims? The two that were denied, one was not considered service related , the other was lack of proof.

I got my claims decision back . Explanation of 2 positive 2 negative. The one missing was my Ihd claim. No mention of it. In august they said my Ihd was in decision phase. anyone want to guess why there was no mention of it.

I got the envelope today. 70% post traumatic stress disorder . What a relief. 10 months to the day from application. The first time in my life to recieve benefits, I'm still in disbelief.

Thank you. I e-mailed my varo to check on my claim they told me the ihd was in the decesion phase. since i have had no c&p for ihd i was wondering.If they were going to schedule me one , apparently not.

Thanks for your response.

Notice he said he didn't think i would be dissappointed with the results. that in it's self could set me up for a disappointment. Anyone care to guess a percentage that would meet or exceed the average vets expections. ptsd,ihd,bladder cancer,tinnitus.

are ihd claims being rated w/o c&p exams. through normal va health care i have had stress test, ekg's heart meds . etc....

Got a call from my varo. my claim he said was ready to be rated. 1 detail needed attention which i clarified. . he then told me he thought i would not be disappointed with the results . can someone other than the rater know or is this guy just guessing .

thanks for your help . my brother was a lifer no medical discharge. i too am a vietnam vet i also have bladder cancer. the vso told me to apply in case in the furture it becomes presumptive. i had a c&p for bladder cancer . i believe they were looking for prostate cancer . on the ptsd i thought if he applied and didn't follow up properly it might hold up the claim on the other things. the biggest thing is getting him to the va . ironically he is the one who talked me into going to the va after peeing blood for over a year. (yes thats dumb) thanks again.

this is a question for my brother. he spent 26 months in vietnam as a door gunner, crew chief, test cell operator stationed at marble mtn . he retired in 96 from usmc. his physical symptoms are . an in service heart attack, bad knees in service surgery, aortal aneuisms after service surgery. tinnitus , bladder cancer. very high blood pressure. all well documented . i finally convinced him to see a vso he applied today for above mentioned problems except the bladder cancer which he forgot about. he also has a bad case of ptsd but he don't want to talk to a shrink. i told him i would get some advice for him. should he hold up on ptsd claim until the other stuff gets resolved since he would have to start from scratch and may resist going to a va shrink. ps. he has combat aircrew wings and did all the" bad " stuff helo crews dealt with.

thanks for your support. to expand a little i have talked to a social worker at the clinic about non-combat stressor. i have talked in group about non-combat events .i have not talked nor have i been asked by the shrink about stressors. he must have found out on his own i have a c.a.r. he started to refer to me as a combat vet about 6 months ago after 2 years. he mostly does the meds .we did write about stressors in group therapy however . i believe my experience was trivial knowing what others endured . it's been 2 months since c&p exam i hope to hear soon. thanks again.